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The LAKES Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) aims to better understand the root causes of phosphorus pollution and solutions while offering undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in cutting edge research.

Phosphorus is a pernicious and costly environmental pollutant. In areas of intensive agriculture, lakes are toxic at certain times of the year with blue-green algae bloom because of phosphorus pollution.

Solving the phosphorus pollution problem is not simple. A complex mix of social, economic, and environmental factors influences phosphorus use and misuse.

Students who participate in LAKES will spend two months in beautiful Menomonie, Wisconsin, training under research mentors in biology, sociology, economics, anthropology, mathematics, geology, or communications.

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Students
will spend two months in beautiful West Central Wisconsin in Menomonie,
training under research mentors in biology, sociology, economics,
anthropology, mathematics, geology, or communications. This will better
prepare students in their analytical skills while also furthering our
knowledge for improving eutrophic lakes, particularly in the Midwestern
U.S. Not only will you improve your analytical skills in a particular
discipline, but you will gain interdisciplinary, applied problem solving
skills that reflect larger changes in sustainability related research
in academia, government, and the private sector. We have fun, we learn
stuff, and we try to make a difference to our collective relationship
with nature. So will you.

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Menomonie
is located in the hills of western Wisconsin, about an hour east of
Minneapolis/St. Paul and about 20 minutes west of Eau Claire and
Chippewa Falls. It's a charming small college town, nestled on Lake
Menomin, with a low cost of living, good schools, and lots of great
amenities - particularly if you enjoy the outdoors and boating, hiking,
biking, or running. Menomonie has historic roots
as home to the largest lumber corporation in the world (Knapp, Stout
& Co.) during the late 1800s. The university is named after one of
the founders of the company.